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China Worries 'Masculinity' Crisis will Taint Country's Image

mwaniki wanjiku |

Jan 09, 2017 11:01 AM EST

Gender equality in China is less defined than compared to western countries

Man Who Blackmailed Muslim Women using Intimate Photos Sentenced to Jail

mwaniki wanjiku |

Nov 26, 2016 03:30 AM EST

Farhan Miza secretly filmed the unsuspecting women and threatened to share the intimate photos and footage before demanding that they give him money.

Gag Order Against Catholics of Guam Rescinded

ALVIN MUNENE |

Jun 18, 2016 12:11 AM EDT

A recent decree that was aimed at preventing Catholics from interacting with a group that is calling for the removal of Guam Archbishop Antony Apuron has been rescinded.

Pennsylvania Court Arraigns Cop-Killer Eric Frein

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 31, 2014 04:27 PM EDT

After being arrested Thursday following a seven-week long manhunt, suspected cop killer Eric Frein was arraigned Friday at a Milford, Pennsylvania, court.

A nurse who arrived Friday in Newark after working with Ebola patients in Africa tested negative for the virus but is to remain under quarantine at University Hospital.

Quarantined Nurse Calls Ebola Policy ‘Preposterous,’ Plans To Sue

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 27, 2014 12:42 AM EDT

A quarantined nurse blasted the government's response to Ebola, saying that putting someone in quarantine, without proper planning and forethought "is just preposterous."

Pennsylvania Schools Close Amid Possible Sighting of Ambush Suspect

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 21, 2014 02:19 PM EDT

A school district in northern Pennsylvania immediately cancelled its classes Tuesday following reports that the suspect in a deadly police ambush was sighted in the area.

U.S. Implements New Guidelines In Combating Ebola

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 21, 2014 06:00 AM EDT

The United States has issued a series of new guidelines for medical workers caring for Ebola patients on Monday.

Elderly British Woman Forced to Abandon Husband in Turkish Hospital After Insurance Co. Refuses to Pay £30,000 Bill

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 15, 2014 06:00 PM EDT

The 91-year-old wife of a retired policeman was forced to leave her husband at a hospital in Turkey after receiving a hospital bill worth £30,000.

113-Year-Old Woman Fakes Her Age to Get on Facebook

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 15, 2014 02:46 AM EDT

Days before her 114th birthday, a Minnesota woman faked her age to be able to sign-up for a Facebook account, CNN reported.

Little Boy Critical After Jaguar Attack In Arkansas Zoo

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 11, 2014 09:00 AM EDT

A 3-year-old boy is in critical condition after a jaguar bit his neck when he fell into the animal's pit at a zoo Friday, authorities reported.

Beijing Police Nab 30,000 People in Online Crime Crackdown

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 10, 2014 04:00 AM EDT

More than 30,000 suspects have been detained by the Beijing police in a massive online crime crackdown effort that started in 2011, recent statistics showed.

Same-sex couples rallying for equal rights to marry.

U.S. Justice Temporarily Blocks Gay Marriages in Idaho

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 09, 2014 04:51 AM EDT

Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy has temporarily blocked gay marriages in Idaho on Wednesday, a day after the federal appeals court has revoked the gay marriage ban in the state.

Detroit Man Offers to Swap House For iPhone 6

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 08, 2014 09:47 PM EDT

The owner of a three bedroom house in Detroit is willing to trade his house in exchange for an iPhone 6.

Chinese Poet Arrested for Possession of Umbrella

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 07, 2014 09:34 PM EDT

Outspoken Chinese poet, Wang Zang, may serve up to three years of jail time, after local authorities raided his Beijing home and found an umbrella in his possession.